Ex-Oriole report: Looking at the departed 2017 Orioles at the midway point

Back in April, I checked in on a slew of players from the 2017 Orioles who have gone elsewhere this year, be it another Major League Baseball organization, another baseball league or nowhere at all.

With the All-Star break marking the midway point of the 2018 season, let’s check in again on those ex-Orioles from last year. Who’s been surging? Who’s been slumping? Who’s been hurt?

All told, 21 of the 50 players who suited up for last year’s Orioles are no longer in the organization. Of course, by the time I do my final ex-Orioles check-in at season’s end, that number will likely have grown to include Manny Machado, Zach Britton, Adam Jones and perhaps others.

Thanks for the feedback, Boss. If you download our free mobile app (link below), the piece is laid out as a single article without the slides. We don’t do this type of format often, maybe once per month at the most.

Arguably the best season by any ex-Orioles is one you neglected to mention, Paul, and that’s David Hernandez, who’s now with the Reds. He could have made the NL All-Star as a reliever. In 30 games, he’s 3-0, 1.85 ERA, 1.06 WHIP.http://m.mlb.com/player/456696/david-hernandez

He’s one player I hated to see get traded. At the other end of the spectrum is Vance “Vanimal” Worley, who’s struggled to an 0-3, 13.50 ERA, for Las Vegas, the Mets’ Triple-A team. Opposing hitters are pounding him for a .382 Ba.